The Invisible
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: April 27, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
8
Negative:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Boston GlobeTy Burr
A fully felt, decently crafted teen B-movie melodrama, plenty preposterous in places but alive to the vibrant miseries of being young and misunderstood. Read full review
50
VarietyPeter Debruge
That rare mystery in which auds know everything upfront and the characters, rather than investigating, simply wait for the culprit to turn herself in. Previously adapted as Swedish thriller "Den Osynlige," Mick Davis' script brings out director David S. Goyer's emo side. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
The Invisible isn't the formulaic horror film that the studio is selling it as but surely it wasn't supposed to be an accidental comedy either. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
The Invisible is, at its core, a character study, albeit one with a Patrick Swayze-in-"Ghost" paranormal edge. But it's definitely not mindless trash. If anything, the movie is too introspective, to the point that it doesn't build enough conflict or tension. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
The film disappoints on its own terms, failing to drum up any sympathy for a self-pitying rich kid who can't pry his eyes from his navel. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Originality and even a certain amount of obscurity are more appealing than formula. This doesn't work, but I was never bored. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
This latest recycling of foreign-grown frights shows less interest in horror than in healing. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
This may be a remake of a Swedish film from 2002 (itself based on a novel), but unspooling in the cineplex it feels more akin to one of emo godhead Conor Oberst's more emotionally mopey musical diversions. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The drama never comes together in a smart, meaningful way; indeed, most revelations border on the banal. Read full review
38
New York PostKyle Smith
A 12th-grade "Sixth Sense" with a third-rate plot. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyLuke Y. Thompson
And yes, you are supposed to take this all extremely seriously; it probably sounded layered and complex when the writers were stoned. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano
Little more than an extended excuse for a soundtrack. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
What might work as a narrative device in a novel - the spirit guiding readers through Nick's revelations - is just plain ridiculous in a movie. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
A textbook illustration of the American movie industry's ability to take an offbeat foreign film and systematically alter or soften every provocative and original thing about it. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Chatwin comes off as prickly and annoyed -- they should have called this "Perturbia." Read full review
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